Maxfield Parrish - "Dream Days" (1902) [Spirit of the Ages Collection]

Dream Days (1902)

Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish

To the left, we show a copy of Dream Days, as illustrated by Maxfield Parrish

and published by John Lane, The Bodley Head (London) in 1902.

It shows the original decorated green cloth cover.

On the right, we show the Title Page

as decorated by Maxfield Parrish.

Dream Days (1902) is the 1st Edition of Grahame's collection of stories to include illustrations by Maxfield Parrish. The tales

within this book include: "The Twenty-first of October"; "Dies Iræ"; "Mutabile Semper"; "The Magic Ring"; "Its Walls Were as

of Jasper"; "A Saga of the Seas"; "The Reluctant Dragon"; and "A Departure".

While Parrish prepared colour illustrations for Dream Days, quality issues with the reproduction technique available to

John Lane compelled the publisher to utilize a photogravure technique that produced high quality monotone reproductions

of the Parrish's original artwork.

In addition to the monotone illustrations appearing in Dream Days (1902), we are also fortunate enough to be able to

display images of 4 of the colour illustrations Parrish prepared originally.

Our Greeting Cards and Reproduction Prints

We have prepared sets of 8 Greeting Cards displaying each of the major monotone images from Dream Days (1902) and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear. Ordering one of those sets is as easy as selecting the "Add to Cart" feature below and following the prompts provided with our Shopping Cart secured through PayPal. Multiple purchases will be consolidated by that feature and shipping and handling costs to any destination in the world are accommodated by our flat-rate fee of US$20 for every US$200 worth of purchases.

Code: MP DD MS(8)
Price: US$40.00

When presented on Greeting Cards, these images are prepared as tipped-on plates - in hommage to the hand-crafted

approach typical of prestige illustrated publications produced in the early decades of the 20th Century.

Hand-finishing is used to replicate the visual appearance of a tipped-on plate and the images are presented on

Ivory card stock (in the case of colour illustrations) or White card stock (in the case of monotone illustrations)

with an accompanying envelope. We have left the cards blank so that you may write your own personal

message.

Should you wish to order a Reproduction Print or an individual Greeting Card from this suite of images, we have

provided options below. Of course, should you require a customised preparation, we welcome your contact through

ThePeople@SpiritoftheAges.com.

In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful images from Maxfield Parrish.

Four of the colour illustrations originally prepared for Dream Days

Full image

Dies Iræ

And, last of all, you - you, the General, the fabled hero -

you would enter, on your coal-black charger, your pale

set face seamed by an interesting sabre cut

Single Greeting Card (with Envelope)

Code: MP DD C1 GC
Price: US$5.00

Detail (for reference)

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP DD C1 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Full image

Its Walls Were as of Jasper

While every plunge of our bows brought us nearer

to the happy island

Single Greeting Card (with Envelope)

Code: MP DD C2 GC
Price: US$5.00

Detail (for reference)

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP DD C2 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Full image

The Reluctant Dragon

"What's your mind always occupied about?" asked the Boy.

"That's what I want to know."

Single Greeting Card (with Envelope)

Code: MP DD C3 GC
Price: US$5.00

Detail (for reference)

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP DD C3 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Full image

A Departure

As we turned to go, the man in the moon, tangled in

elm boughs, caught my eye for a moment

Single Greeting Card (with Envelope)

Code: MP DD C4 GC
Price: US$5.00

Detail (for reference)

The major monotone illustrations

The Twenty-first of October

Harold ... with a vision of a frenzied

gardener, pea-stickless, and threatening

retribution

Dies Iræ

And, last of all, you - you, the General,

the fabled hero - you would enter, on

your coal-black charger, your pale set

face seamed by an interesting sabre cut

The Magic Ring

Oh, to be a splendid fellow like this,

self-contained, ready of speech, agile

beyond conception, braving the forces

of society, his hand against everyone,

and yet always getting the best of it!

Its Walls Were as of Jasper

(Frontispiece)

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP DD M1 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP DD M2 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP DD M3 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP DD M4 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Its Walls Were as of Jasper

While every plunge of our bows brought

us nearer to the happy island

A Saga of the Seas

All serious resistance came to an end as

soon as I had reached the quarter-deck

and cut down the pirate chief

The Reluctant Dragon

"What's your mind always occupied

about?" asked the Boy. "That's what

I want to know."

A Departure

As we turned to go, the man in the

moon, tangled in elm boughs, caught

my eye for a moment

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP DD M5 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP DD M6 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP DD M7 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP DD M8 12x18
Price: US$60.00

The minor monotone illustrations


The Twenty-first of October	Dies Iræ	Mutabile Semper	The Magic Ring
Reproduction on 12x18" sheet Code: MP DD MM1 12x18 Price: US$60.00	Reproduction on 12x18" sheet Code: MP DD MM2 12x18 Price: US$60.00	Reproduction on 12x18" sheet Code: MP DD MM3 12x18 Price: US$60.00	Reproduction on 12x18" sheet Code: MP DD MM4 12x18 Price: US$60.00

The Reluctant Dragon	A Departure
Reproduction on 12x18" sheet Code: MP DD MM5 12x18 Price: US$60.00	Reproduction on 12x18" sheet Code: MP DD MM6 12x18 Price: US$60.00